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WASHINGTON -- Capitals coach Barry Trotz told Daniel Winnik after last season that he wanted more offense from the fourth-line grinder.He listened.Winnik scored twice, on a deflection and a dazzling one-man effort, as Washington beat the New York Islanders 2-1 Saturday night in its home opener. Fourth-liners Winnik, Jay Beagle and Tom Wilson contributed the kind of scoring depth the Capitals hoped to get this season and shut down captain John Tavares and the Islanders top line in the process.Every game you need different guys to step up, and that line was the reason we won tonight, said goaltender Braden Holtby, who made 21 saves. They created the majority of our good chances.Winniks fifth career multi-goal game was his second in 22 regular-season games in a Capitals uniform. He led the way as the Capitals bounced back from a season-opening shootout loss at Pittsburgh to pick up their first victory.It took until almost halfway through last season for Washington to lose two consecutive games in any fashion as it won the Presidents Trophy.With that and other brand-new banners hanging from the rafters, the Capitals honored longtime winger Jason Chimera, who left to sign with the Islanders in the offseason, and got production from one of the players theyre counting on to help replace him. Chimera received a hearty standing ovation during a video tribute in the first period that commemorated his seven seasons in Washington and a few memorable playoff goals.Winnik had no goals in 12 playoff games last spring after coming over from the Toronto Maple Leafs at the trade deadline. The Capitals made a point of upgrading their forward depth over the summer, most notably by acquiring center Lars Eller from Montreal, but Winnik putting points on the board can only help.I think hes capable of it, Trotz said. I just said: `I expect some offense out of you. Dont forget that part of the game, you have pretty good instincts. That was a pretty good start for him.After deflecting John Carlsons point shot past backup goalie Thomas Greiss to open the scoring 11:58 into the first period, Winnik got on the highlight reel with his second goal of the night. Winnik poked the puck up ice to himself and around Travis Hamonic as the defenseman fell down before deking and beating Greiss 7:46 into the second.Winnik scored twice only three times in his previous 625 NHL games for the Coyotes, Sharks, Ducks, Avalanche, Penguins and Maple Leafs.Its not the first team Ive been on where they want me to shoot more pucks, Winnik said. Its something Ive got to me cognizant of and not look pass-first.Winnik, Beagle and Wilson played sparingly against the Penguins because of matchups and were determined to make a difference.Those games are going to happen, like the first game, Beagle said. Youve just got to be ready when the line is called and get out there and try and make an impact on the game.Ryan Strome scored a power-play goal in the first period for the Islanders, who have no points through two games after losing to the Rangers on Thursday. This was a better performance but lacked the finish.I feel like we probably played a little bit better game today, Tavares said. We had our chances, just werent able to bury them.Like the loss to the Rangers, this game featured rookie mistakes as Mathew Barzal took two penalties in the first 5:06 in his NHL debut.Hell never forget that first shift, will he? coach Jack Capuano said. 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The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce.LSUs season-opening performance on offense could not have gone much worse for quarterback Brandon Harris and coaches Les Miles and Cam Cameron.The stagnant offense that Miles predicted would change instead looked like the same old mess in the 16-14 loss to the Wisconsin Badgers, bringing down heavy criticism on the quarterback and on the men charged with getting more consistency out of the position.The questions many LSU fans have asked this week concern where LSUs offense will go from here and whether the Tigers problems are solvable. ESPN SEC writers Alex Scarborough and David Ching break down where Les Miles squad goes from here.Scarborough: From afar, this looks like a total mess. The notion of moving Cameron from the field to the press box during games is sort of laughable, to me. I mean, that didnt work the past few years, did it?But lets start out with your take, David, since youve been right there in Baton Rouge covering the dynamics of Miles, Harris and Cameron for some time now. How would you describe the way those three have interacted? There was a lot of hype about this being the year Harris finally broke through as a passer and how the offense was going to step into the 21st century. But judging by what I saw on Saturday, that absolutely wasnt the case. So what happened?Ching: Count me among those who expected Harris to take a step forward this year. Weve seen flashes that he can be an excellent college quarterback, so I attributed last seasons severe peaks and valleys to inexperience. Its certainly possible that progress will come -- his coaches and teammates all say he gets the job done in practice and that he is one of the leaders of the offense -- but it was obvious by the second drive against Wisconsin that Harris was wound far too tight. Like Miles repeatedly said Monday that his QB needs to calm down. Hes an upperclassman with a full season of starting experience. I dont envy the pressure Harris is under, but he should be past this stuff by now. That he seems so afraid to make mistakes is a problem that falls directly on his coaches shoulders.That said, Harris was not the only problem on Saturday. There are so many ifs from that game: If Harris had made better decisions at times; if the offensive line hadnt played exactly like the inexperienced bunch it is; if the wide receivers -- Malachi Dupre in particular -- could have caught a contested ball or two ... if ANY of those things had happened, LSU probably beats Wisconsin. LSU might even beat Wisconsin by double digits. The problem is that none of those things happened.Scarboroough: No doubt Harris isnt the only problem, but hes the most glaring one.dddddddddddd The most bothersome thing to me is why, after two-plus years under Cameron, he hasnt he gotten discernibly better?At the very least, why cant Cameron and Miles build an offense around what he does well? He throws a good deep ball, runs well and can hit that first read when its there. You know an offense that has worked well with those qualities at quarterback? Auburn. Gus Malzahn took those attributes with a converted corner in Nick Marshall and nearly won a national title. Im not saying Cameron should go run a spread/no-huddle, but bring something different to the table and see what happens. Lane Kiffin has transformed Alabamas offense in each of the past two seasons to fit quarterbacks that you could argue werent nearly as gifted as Harris.I know were getting ahead of ourselves by going down this road, but how closely do you feel the Harris future is tied to Miles? An option, to me, is if this season does go sideways, keep Miles and force him to make a change at coordinator and step away from the offense. It has been done before and its something that frankly I thought should have been done after last season, but Miles won the power struggle and couldnt be dictated to.Ching: You touched on something that I dont understand. If you want to recruit spread quarterbacks, run a spread system. Thats not what LSU does, nor should it with the nations best traditional I-formation tailback, Leonard Fournette, in the backfield. I dont buy that LSU needs to make massive changes to its offensive scheme, but it absolutely has to get effective play from its offensive line and quarterback. That didnt happen against Wisconsin.Even if he doesnt run a wide-open scheme, I truly believe Miles wants more balanced on offense. To that extent, his future is absolutely tied to Harris or backup Danny Etling, should they go that direction.I believed this past November that if Miles stayed, he would overhaul his offensive approach. That isnt what happened -- I dont think hell ever submit to any major changes being forced upon him -- and that doesnt necessarily have to be a bad thing. LSU just needs to do enough in the passing game to alleviate pressure off the run. If Harris or Etling starts doing that, the Tigers will be fine. If they dont, Miles and Cameron will answer for consistently failing to recruit, and then develop, a quarterback who fits their scheme. ' ' '